"Meningeal Carcinomatosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Primary or secondary neoplasm in the ARACHNOID or SUBARACHNOID SPACE. It appears as a diffuse fibrotic thickening of the MENINGES associated with variable degrees of inflammation.
| Descriptor ID |
D055756
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.614.250.580.150 C10.551.240.500.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Meningeal Carcinomatosis- Meningeal Carcinomatosis
- Carcinomatoses, Meningeal
- Carcinomatosis, Meningeal
- Meningeal Carcinomatoses
- Carcinomatous Meningitis
- Carcinomatous Meningitides
- Meningitides, Carcinomatous
- Meningitis, Carcinomatous
- Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis
- Carcinomatoses, Leptomeningeal
- Carcinomatosis, Leptomeningeal
- Leptomeningeal Carcinomatoses
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meningeal Carcinomatosis" by people in Profiles.
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Benefit of ventriculoperitoneal cerebrospinal fluid shunting and intrathecal chemotherapy in neoplastic meningitis: a retrospective, case-controlled study. J Neurosurg. 2011 Oct; 115(4):730-6.